The Human Story

Join the project to learn about your story

Since its launch in 2005, National Geographic’s Genographic Project has used advanced DNA analysis and worked with indigenous communities to help answer fundamental questions about where humans originated and how we came to populate the Earth. Now, cutting-edge technology is enabling us to shine a powerful new light on our collective past. By participating in the latest phase of this real-time scientific project, you can learn more about yourself than you ever thought possible.

Geno 2.0 Next Generation kit

Eleven years ago we launched The Genographic Project. More than three-quarters of a million people have since joined, learning about their ancestry, their haplogroups and their personal genetic story. Our revolutionary Geno 2.0 Next Generation test has been enhanced to offer the most up to date ancestry available with our new partner Helix.